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Also....even if you DO get the kit parts off without damaging the paint, =
the paint under the kit will most certainly be a different hue than the =
rest of the car. Just expect it....
Larry
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Benjamin Harder=20
To: joshhignight@techography.net ; Scirocco List=20
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: Removing 16v kit (permenantly)...
--- joshhignight@techography.net wrote:
> What's under there? I really miss the "8v" body style of my 85'. The =
kit on
> the 87' is cool, I guess, but it lacks the coolness of the simple =
un-molested
> Scirocco mkII body.=20
Hey Josh...
The 16v body kit is quite permanent... in my experience, you will =
have the
most trouble with the fenders. The glue is very strong and will =
almost
certainly take some paint with it when you try to get it off. The =
side skirts
and front and rear valance are screwed in place and have some glue =
attaching
them to the fender pieces. There will be a few screw holes left, but =
the more
I think about it, maybe not more than a few...
so the biggest issue I can think of is that glue holding the fender =
pieces on.
If you could remove it safely without affecting the paint... then I =
think
you would be ok. I think that using a heat gun would really help with =
removing
that glue safely.
Has anyone sucessfully removed this glue without disturbing the paint?
Oh, and don't forget the lower door mold pieces that are glued too...
I like that clean look too... 16v sleeper... ;)
Good luck
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
Benjamin Harder
86 Scirocco 16v
80 Scirocco 16v
93 Passat GLX
http://www.geocities.com/vwtype53/
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also....even if you DO get the kit =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 17, =
2002 12:04=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Removing 16v kit=20
(permenantly)...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>--- <A=20
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href=3D"mailto:joshhignight@techography.net";>joshhignight@techography.net=
</A>=20
wrote:<BR>> What's under there? I really miss the "8v" body style =
of my=20
85'. The kit on<BR>> the 87' is cool, I guess, but it lacks the =
coolness of=20
the simple un-molested<BR>> Scirocco mkII body. <BR><BR> Hey=20
Josh...<BR><BR> The 16v body kit is quite permanent... in my =
experience,=20
you will have the<BR>most trouble with the fenders. The glue is =
very=20
strong and will almost<BR>certainly take some paint with it when you =
try to=20
get it off. The side skirts<BR>and front and rear valance are =
screwed in=20
place and have some glue attaching<BR>them to the fender pieces. =
There=20
will be a few screw holes left, but the more<BR>I think about it, =
maybe not=20
more than a few...<BR>so the biggest issue I can think of is that glue =
holding=20
the fender pieces on.<BR>If you could remove it safely without =
affecting the=20
paint... then I think<BR>you would be ok. I think that using a =
heat gun=20
would really help with removing<BR>that glue safely.<BR>Has anyone =
sucessfully=20
removed this glue without disturbing the paint?<BR><BR>Oh, and don't =
forget=20
the lower door mold pieces that are glued too...<BR><BR>I like that =
clean look=20
too... 16v sleeper... ;)<BR><BR>Good =
luck<BR><BR><BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Benjamin=20
Harder<BR>86 Scirocco 16v<BR>80 Scirocco 16v<BR>93 Passat =
GLX<BR><BR><A=20
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